{"id":10233,"date":"2015-12-09T22:26:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T22:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=10233"},"modified":"2015-12-09T22:26:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T22:26:31","slug":"new-welsh-organ-donation-law-which-impact-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/new-welsh-organ-donation-law-which-impact-for-students","title":{"rendered":"New Welsh Organ Donation Law, which impact for students?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10427\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change.jpg\" alt=\"Organ donation system change\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change.jpg\" alt=\"Organ donation system change\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Organ-donation-system-change-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> \u00a9 Phalinn Ooi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cardiff students could have their organs donated without having given permission for it if they die in Wales as new organ donation system has changed this month.<\/p>\n<p>Since December 1, people who did not opt-out of the system will then be automatically considered as potential organ donors. If you don&#8217;t wish to see your organs donated, you can opt-out at any moment via the website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/organdonationwales.org\/?skip=1&amp;lang=en\">http:\/\/organdonationwales.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The effects that this new system is going to have on students, and more precisely international students, is still very unclear.\u00a0Katey Beggan, VP of Heath Park, says: \u201cThere are still few grey areas, we are not sure yet but we are working on clarifying things\u201d. The International Student Support Office was also unable to comment on how international\u00a0student might be affected.<\/p>\n<p>Officially, to be affected by this new law you will need to be over 18, to have lived in Wales for more than 12 months and die in Wales. However, very little is known about how these rules apply to students who usually live 9 months per year in Wales and not 12.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2015, 220 people were on the Welsh transplant waiting list and 12 people died last year in Wales due to a lack of donor. 3,000 people are given a new life in the UK every year thanks to organ donations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10924\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Organ Donation Wales\" width=\"800\" height=\"1411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-170x300.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-581x1024.jpeg 581w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-768x1355.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-500x882.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10924\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Organ Donation Wales\" width=\"800\" height=\"1411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-170x300.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-581x1024.jpeg 581w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-768x1355.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/12\/Untitled-Infographic-3-500x882.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New organ donation system has passed on December 1. 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